Friday, June 27, 1947 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page Five “Great Expectations” Is Superb Dramatic Movie “Great Expectations,” which is now showing at the Valen­ tine Theatre is a strange and emotional telling of a strange and Murphy’s Son Selling Nine Productions Ballet Mechanics Alexander Knox In troubled love story that adds up to a superb motion picture. Work At Columbia With careful attention to detail, the production evokes a rare Off Family’s Wares “The Sign Of The RamH HOLLYWOOD — Five new mood of suspense, sometimes with love, but always abundantly HOLLYWOOD — George Alexander Knox returns to filled with drama and interest.; ----- Murphy believes in encourag­ features scheduled for June his home studio, Columbia, fol­ There is enough action in the, starting dates will keep Colum­ lowing a two-picture loanout, to Universal-International release! VJULiltHfr vrlrt | ing youthful initiative. play the male starring role as for a blood-and-thundcr saga,I VTJ/ ’A*’ The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bia Pictures at the same produc­ ......... the husband of Susan Peters in ■—-nigh young and beautiful ro-l^ star, soon to be seen with tion peak maintained during the The Sign of the Ram.” Knox, •snee for a tender love story,I Elizabeth Taylor and Mary past month when nine pictures Astor in “Cynthia,” has been whose last appearance for Co­ i enough cobwebs and horror in simultaneous production set a lumbia was with Irene Dunne in for a mystery picture. But alll'^- helping his son, Dennis, 9, in “high” for the year. “Over 21.” has since teamed are presented with complete re-1 his after-school business. with Rosalind Russell In “Sis*er straint, and all are in excellent! George drags onto the lawn Heading the June list is the Kenny” and with Ann Sothern taste. I packing cases on which Den­ “The Mating of Millie McGon- in “Indian Summer,” both at Adapted from Charles!^ igle” starring Evelyn Keyes. nis sets up a curbside stand. % ■Si RKO. John Sturges will direct Dickens’ great novel, the film! Wares are soft drinks and The other four are: “When a Sign of the Ram.” film adapta­ prominently displays the talentsr fruits “borrowed” from the Girl’s Beautiful,” musical with tion of Margaret Ferguson’s best­ selling novel, which Irving Cum­ of two of England's best players Murphy ice-box, any toys McDonald directing, in the starring roles, John Mills Dennis can find, comic books, Frank mings will produce for Colum­ and Valerie Hobson. The stars, and new magazines Murphy Adele Jergens and Stephen R bia release. along with a technically and hasn’t had a chance to read. Dunne heading castings to date SMART DOG emotionally perfect supporting “At this rate,” Murphy “Last Days of Boot Hill, Daisy, the screen’s smartest cast make the picture one of the reckons, “the family will be Charles Starrett-Smiley Burn­ dog, appears with Jane Withers finest viewed in recent years. broke in two weeks!’!’ SO f ette Western, to be followed by and Robert Lowery in Pino The story tells of Pip. a black­ Thomas’ “Danger Street,” a Par­ “Six Gun Law,” another in the smith’s apprentice, who as a ■■ W amount release. Daisy receives child befriends an escaped con-1 Butch Jenkins Gets popular “Durango Kid” series; 'it, /a . ><k as much fan mail as many well- vict with food before the fugi-| and “The Strawberry Roan", known players. Enormous ‘Postcard’ I five’s recapture, and is in turn HOLLYWOOD — Butch Jen­ second of the Gene Autry West­ befriended by an eccentric kins staggered onto the set of ern musicals produced by Ar­ Loo”-# ^■■>man. The woman, who has! AIR CONDITIONED “Summer Holiday,” to show mand Schaefer, and the first of I neen mourning for 25 years over! I .V, an unhappy love affair, has! Mickey Rooney and Frank Mor­ several to be filmed in Cine- adopted a beautiful young girl,I gan a “postcard,” four feet by color. six,' bearing signatures of Estella. I Ana. Carrying over from May to •'y'/AT ■ Idarko, Oklahoma, school chil June are: W * % riirrnm Later Pip is told that he has! TRUE TO HER NAME, Jayne Idren. “Great Expectations,” for some! Meadows likes to spend most 1I His. recentiCVCIIl M-G-M film, “My “It Had to Be You,” Ginger yow^ unknown person who plans to I of her free time outdoors, Rogers-Cornel Wilde comedy; leave him a fortune when he She prefers playclothes be- lBrorher Talks to Horse8' “The Prince of Thieves,” in MINTCAM FANS . Dance Director David Linchine instructs premiere ballerina Cyd Cha- “Stod Apoligizing 4 Ituring him with Peter Lawford Cinecolor starring Jon Hal; risse in the workings of an exceedingly miniature camera. I.ichine took shots of the dancer comes of age, and in the mean-1 cause they are cool and com- landauu BeverlyOCVCil Tyler,2 was spon- For George^ time, this unknown benefactor! fortable as well as stylish. Isored^bv^thp ihnnl “The Double Take,” the cast during an intricate number fur M G M's technicolor film, “The Unlinhihed Dance,” dramatic will give him a large allowance.! Miss Meadows will be seen ■. - \- - " —1 superinten­ headed by Franchot Tone, Janet story of the ballet. Apley . He believes the old woman has! next in M GM's “Song of the dent. A thousand theater tickets Blair. Janis Carter and Adele invent i adopted him, and uses the money! Thin Man.” were issued for sale by the stu­ Jergens; “The Last Round-up,” SE HA BI. A ESPANOL <5 to live as a gentleman. * I ’ --------- dents who retained 10 per cent curent Gene Autry Western; Nine New Films Will Keep Dick Powell, who speaks frl Meanwhile, Estella, whom P’P|T-T . ■« T T *3 .for their athletic fund. and “The Sea Hound,” serial Spanish fluently, will do the All participating signed the loves, announces she plans tolXjLLl.LLOI.1. JLXH.S teaming Buster Crabbe, Jimmy narration for the Spanish ver­ tnarry another. Pip then learns! panel, and forwarded it to Lloyd and Pamela Blake. Columbia At Peak In July it was the escaped convict, nowlpv j yv < Butch. At last reports, he was sion of “Assigned to Treasury,” a wealthy Australian, who has! copying each name into his au- “So Evil My Love’* Eight new features and a serial scheduled for July starting the Columbia picture in which adopted him, and in addition,! tograph t>ook. dates have kept Columbia Studios at a production peak main­ he and Signe Hasso are co­ that Estella is the daughter oflv < . a a IF?.. a i r> starred. Gets Big Press Play tained during May and June. In addition, three of Columbia’s most & convict and a woman who is 11 n Pn s -j | i n Imery And Kooney LONDON — Staid London important pictures of the year will continue through June into fc FMJ Late ^nurderess. 1X11. £ d.U.LlllC IReach Milestones dailies are giving unusual pho­ When Estella learns of her ah-l HOLLYWOOD—“She grabs al HOLLYWOOD—A couple of tographic play to location shoot­ July. restry, she returns to the dingy custard ie and tosses R *nt his Hollywood film veterans-Wai- ing on “So Evil My Love,” the Heading the list of new July features will be “The Sign of < *»crae Mansion. Pip follows her, andlface G, pace Beery and Mickey Rooney Hal Wallis-British Paramount th< r Ram.,, Irving Cummings (A in a dramatic scene, rips down! * ’ ’ - -,,.!—added new chapters to their Productions picture starring Ray production starring Susan Peters dolph Flothow; “Devil Ship,” the dusty drapes to let the light! To ^b^ Normand, Floi^|careers thjg weeR on the Milland, Ann Todd and Gerald­ and Alexander Knox, with John ^arti® ° n ey _produc„tion; In. Estella realizes her love forl^lnc^ anc^ other comedy Queens|stages. ine Fitzgerald. Introduci Pip, and the picture ends with!0* the silent flickers this was the! tipp—. wn„_,4 Sturges directing, and “Thei “Phantom Valley,” Charles Star- The Evening News front-paged • . .rett-Smiley Burnette Western, Pfggy Cummins housethe two handJnTand leaving the mmorbidl°rbldhions1710^ forfamiliar the day of ’thes acting stage chores. direc-| 1^ Beery wound250th tip what motion the pic- rec­ Black Arrow,” Robert Louis Ste- c0]bert Clark producing; “Black, < and other papers gave promi­ venson classic which W?H_ s!ar uStory.va of a Dog,” Ted Richmond Su ■< *I"R. Thi« rim nl was a new one to Betty Hut-I„ F<» A1,as A Gentleman, and nent display to photos showing ■c *UDI* Louis Hayward. Xdwaxd SmalL pobcrf Cohn production; “Prince hv dT lton’ but the blonde dvnamo|K°oney started “Killer McCoy,” the troupe working at Lincoln’s ». o ifcyio Yd^f ling—Technicolor wi 1 produce. of tke stallions.” to be produced IOr»tllT IMrG A Rr, U Inn, Cheyney Row, Regents Pass Alw Flr«t-Run Jjf- '’The Perils with Anthony Havelock-A.tan he? ^le 1“ Roo^gained jnuch of hl, and other locales about the em­ The other films which go be-! by John Haggott; “The Wreck L«on E'rnlX. < pire city. Upon completion of fore the cameras during the of the Hesperus,” to be produced T Tue . Wed.. >1 Of Pauline" as executive producer, the sarne|white the early day serial|ear^y screpn prominence in roles •NENOEZVOUS W^H rNNI? exteriors, which have been draw­ month are: “The Crime Doc-'by Wallace MacDonald, and “The Eddi» Albert, f RLi*?rl®w» three men who did similar jobs ’, f e °®y “Thelwi,h Beery- first in “Ah’ Wilder- ing large crowds of star-gazing tors Gamble,” Warner Baxter, Lone Rider,” Western serial to • HOW 00 1 .» 0 0” .n “Bhth.